TV Show Details
Air Date:June 6th, 1978
Last Air Date:June 5th, 2026
Network:ABC
Status:Returning Series
Genres: News , Documentary
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:David Sloan
Production Companies:ABC News
Plot
20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity.
The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.
